Ciera Gainey is a Florida native and Co-founder of The Law Offices of Gainey & Gainey. She practices general civil litigation and specializes in premises liability and motor vehicle negligence cases. She also handles a variety of civil litigation cases, including, but not limited to, breach of contract, collection cases, landlord-tenant disputes, foreclosures, and homeowners' association disputes. Before founding The Law Offices of Gainey & Gainey, Ciera held the title of Senior Partner at a notable trial law firm, where she managed a high-volume caseload, supervised a team of legal staff, and oversaw associate attorneys. She was also the lead attorney in client acquisition. As a result, client satisfaction, ethics, and efficiency are of the utmost importance in her legal practice.
Ciera has significant experience as both a civil Plaintiff’s and Defense attorney. Ciera’s prior experience provides her with keen insight into evaluating claims, injuries, and treatment in personal injury cases. Her elite skills permit her to negotiate aggressively, which often leads to early claim resolution. While early resolution is always the goal, Ciera also possesses impressive trial skills and does not shy away from the courtroom.
Ms. Reed is an Associate Attorney at Campbell & Williams where her practice encompasses all aspects of complex civil and commercial litigation, including business disputes, and catastrophic personal injury claims. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, Ms. Reed served as a Judicial Law Clerk to Justice Mark Gibbons (Ret.) of the Nevada Supreme Court, and also served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Adriana Escobar of the Eighth Judicial District Court. She is a member of both the State Bar of Nevada and the State Bar of California.
Ms. Reed obtained her Juris Doctorate from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. During her time in law school, Ms. Reed served as the Editor-in-Chief of the UNLV Gaming Law Journal, worked as a Student Attorney in the Rosenblum Family Foundation Tax Clinic, and also served as a judicial extern to Federal Judge Richard F. Boulware, II, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Ms. Reed attended Syracuse University where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in chemistry.
Sarah-Julie Tchokouani is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin who focuses her practice on data privacy and security incident response. Sarah-Julie counsels organizations from all industry sectors, and of all sizes, in responding to and coordinating the investigation of a data privacy and security incident. This involves determining the nature and scope of the incident; directing the forensic investigation into the incident; responding to law enforcement or other regulatory body inquiries and investigations; and identifying any legal disclosure and/or notification obligations the organization has due to state, federal or international law, or contracts with third parties.
Prior to joining the firm, Sarah-Julie was a Judicial Law Clerk with the Delaware Court of Common Pleas. She previously was a Legal Intern for the Honorable Albert H. Masland of the Cumberland County (PA) Court of Common Pleas and was a summer associate at two regional litigation defense firms.
During law school, Sarah-Julie served as Vice President of the Dickinson Law Chapter of the Black Law Student Association and was a member of the Trial Advocacy Board. Upon graduating from Dickinson Law, Sarah-Julie received a Certificate in Entrepreneurship Law with a Concentration in Transactional Law, as well as two CALI Awards for achieving the highest grade in legal writing and negotiation/mediation.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Represented a publicly-traded company in response to a ransomware incident resulting in contractual notification to its clients as well as notification to shareholders, individuals, state regulators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Counseled a multi-national electronics manufacturing services company with responding to a ransomware incident which included restoring business operations in locations outside the U.S.; extensive contract review; assessing notification obligations under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); and assisting with notification to the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Navy
- Represented numerous healthcare providers in response to ransomware, business email compromise (BEC) and inadvertent disclosure incidents resulting in responding to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR)
Education
- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law
- Juris Doctor, Entrepreneurship Law
- Ohio State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Admission
Practice Areas
- Breach Response
- Regulatory Investigation
Whitney J. Dumeng is the founding attorney of Whitney Dumeng, Esq. Business Law Solutions. Whitney's practice is centered on advising businesses on oversight & administration, operations, and strategic growth.
Services
- Business Transactions
- Commercial Agreements
- Corporate Governance
- Strategic Partnerships & Collaborations
Credentials
Education
JD, Rutgers School of Law, Newark
BS, Florida International University
Bar Admissions
New York
District of Columbia
Admitted to the bar, 2013, Minnesota; 2023, Wisconsin. Admitted to the following United States District Court: District of Minnesota and Western District of Wisconsin.
Practice Areas
- General Civil Litigation Defense
- Personal Injury Defense
- Insurance Defense and Coverage
- Restaurant/Hospitality Litigation Defense
- Construction Defect Litigation
- Premises Liability Defense
- Product Liability Defense
- Dram Shop Defense
- Automobile Litigation Defense
Education/Honors
- University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (Bachelor of Arts, 2013)
- University of Minnesota Law School (Juris Doctor, 2016)
- Minnesota Super Lawyers “Rising Stars,” 2022-Present.
- National Black Lawyers Association “Top 40 Under 40,” 2024-Present.
Presentations/Publications
- Cedarberg v. Dakota County Community Development Agency, 2019 WL 1890581 (Minn. Ct. App., Apr. 29, 2019).
- Matter of Ali, 938 N.W.2d 835 (Minn. 2020).
- Member of the George Floyd Civil Litigation Prosecution Team ($27 Million Settlement, March 2021).
- Member of the Daunte Wright Civil Litigation Prosecution Team, June 2022 ($3.25 Million Settlement, June 2022).
- “The Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants” Ramsey County Housing Court COVID Resolution Project (July 2020).
- “Insurance Agent Errors and Omissions” Co-Editor, Minnesota Insurance Law Deskbook (February 2025).
Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Wisconsin State Bar Association
- National Black Lawyers Association